At this point we have to ask which allies are they talking about? The list is shrinking weekly now. I don’t see any traditional allies embarking in that gimmick. Maybe they’ll get Nigeria. Maybe other with even less influence. But certainly not Canada, or France or Germany. Especially since the scheme, again, is structured to have the US at the center of it all, the arbitrer and the judge.
MixtureSpecial8951 on
This is a good idea and one I have talked about, shouting into the wilderness because I am a nobody, for 15+ years.
Glad someone is finally doing something about it.
snowice0 on
So their strategy to accomplish this is to push Canada away towards China and then whine when Canada prefers to have conversations with China?
How many words to I need.
Straight-Werewolf-24 on
By ‘allies’ they mean Canada, where ALL the critical minerals are. No, there won’t be an agreement that cuts competing nations out of the picture. The idiot wants control, he’s not going to get it.
Ash-2449 on
lmao as if anyone trusts the literal 4th reich who treats everyone else like a vassal state.
Ex china supply and refinement requires trust and money for floor prices, neither of that exists because nobody intelligent trusts the regime in dc
houinator on
A trading bloc with our allies? Which allies? Maybe the ones in the pacific region who already have problems with China, like Japan and the Philipines? But what would we call such a partnership?
Pro-tip: if you want to form a network of allies and trading partners to supply you with critical commodities and insulate yourself against the economic leverage of a major international adversary, it helps both to (1) have allies and trading partners and (2) not drive potential allies and trading partners into closer alignment with that adversary.
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At this point we have to ask which allies are they talking about? The list is shrinking weekly now. I don’t see any traditional allies embarking in that gimmick. Maybe they’ll get Nigeria. Maybe other with even less influence. But certainly not Canada, or France or Germany. Especially since the scheme, again, is structured to have the US at the center of it all, the arbitrer and the judge.
This is a good idea and one I have talked about, shouting into the wilderness because I am a nobody, for 15+ years.
Glad someone is finally doing something about it.
So their strategy to accomplish this is to push Canada away towards China and then whine when Canada prefers to have conversations with China?
How many words to I need.
By ‘allies’ they mean Canada, where ALL the critical minerals are. No, there won’t be an agreement that cuts competing nations out of the picture. The idiot wants control, he’s not going to get it.
lmao as if anyone trusts the literal 4th reich who treats everyone else like a vassal state.
Ex china supply and refinement requires trust and money for floor prices, neither of that exists because nobody intelligent trusts the regime in dc
A trading bloc with our allies? Which allies? Maybe the ones in the pacific region who already have problems with China, like Japan and the Philipines? But what would we call such a partnership?
Maybe, the Trans Pacific Partnership?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-38721056.amp
Oh wait.
Pro-tip: if you want to form a network of allies and trading partners to supply you with critical commodities and insulate yourself against the economic leverage of a major international adversary, it helps both to (1) have allies and trading partners and (2) not drive potential allies and trading partners into closer alignment with that adversary.